GOD CAN DO ANYTHING THROUGH A WILLING HEART

Yes, God can.  And I am praying He will. 


I am typing this with a broken little finger as the result of a recent fall.  It may take me awhile to make any corrections needed to make, but if a couple slip through, so be it.


The Bible has become very important to me: the books of John and James of most recent importance.  And in addition a small book called JESUS CALLING, by Sarah Young.  In yesterday's reading she says as Jesus' voice, "Watch your words diligently.  Words have such great power to bless or wound.
Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. I have trained you to pray---Help me, Holy Spirit!  before you speak."


I am listening , Lord. And praying for your Holy Spirit to guide every word I write..at the risk of having to do this blog over and over if need be so that it is done perfectly according to your desire.


Amen, having been said, I must confess that I have a penchant for becoming mightily disturbed if someone implies that I have come up short in some way during a regular conversation. These actions of mine grieve me.  And they have grieved me my whole life.  Whether it is pride (I do hate that vice!) or its second cousin, low self-esteem, I don't really know.  I just know that I have hurt many a person with my anger over hearing something that rubbed me the wrong way. Apologies don't take away the harm done to innocent people who have made innocent comments and heard an explosion of angry words come from my mouth.


I am determined to stop this behavior. And with God's help and in time, I will.  I hope I see good results before I die. Whatever time I have left in this world, I am going to pray to listen well, pray to "Let it go" if I sense an offense, and prayerfully give that person the grace that God gives to me every day of my life.


And for these reasons I am going to continue to blog, because God teaches me new things every day. And I hope someday someone gets ahold of one of these blogs and reads exactly what he or she needs to know. I have wondered, somewhat concernedly, if anyone reads these words.  Well, it really doesn't matter, as one of the reasons I write the blogs is because writing what I am learning helps me to REMEMBER the lessons God sets before me.


There is supposed to be a big cloud up in the internet sky of words, etc. that will float around forever. Well, I am in no hurry and have no great need to know if what God is teaching me is of any help to anyone else. I will trust and praise Him with or without that knowledge. My job is to keep my heart clean and pure by acknowledging my sins and attempting to stop doing what may hurt another.


His Grace is beautiful as is His face. I hope to pass that grace on.


If you read this, I'll see you in Heaven some day, God willing!


Jo of Minnesota!